DARKSIDE materialized in 2011, bridging patchouli-stained guitar jamming and slinky electronic darkness. The duo's full-length debut, Psychic, saw founders Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington crafting what sounded like the Grateful Dead catering to leather-clad clubbers. The acclaim Psychic garnered pushed the then 20-something duo to the forefront of the indie landscape, making them chic outliers in an era dominated by lackadaisical dream pop. As a high school rock purist playing in punk bands, falling in love with the project's iconic 2013 Boiler Room session felt like alluring sacrilege. Sure, Harrington's noodling was clearly indebted to CAN, and Jaar's deep talk-singing reminiscent of Scott Walker. But these rocky elements were outlined by a danceable, synthetic pulse that felt worlds removed from the DIY spaces I grew up immersed in.